Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Book of Hours
France, Paris, ca. 1500
MS H.5 fol. 121r

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Upper vignette:
Obadiah, Officer: feeding Prophets (?) -- Jezebel, wearing crown, with hands extended, stands beside man, wearing hat, with joined hands raised. They are in front of building with portal in landscape setting.
Lower vignette:
Obadiah, Officer: feeding Prophets -- Obadiah, wearing hat, extends bread and pitcher toward prophet, wearing hat and extending right hand, beneath opening of cave. In background is building.
Caption between vignettes reads, LA ROYNE VNE FOS SE MONSTRE AUX PROPHETES PO(UR) SE CACHIER LA OU LUNG AP(RE)S L'AULTRE ENTRA ET LEUR FIST PORTER A MENGER.
Margins decorated with floreate border, including roses and strawberries, inhabited by hybrid animal with snail on its back. Scroll with pseudo-inscription in left margin.
Dog (?) heads in decorated initials D and fly in third decorated initial D.